Hi Big Boy, My PC, Mac, and Braille Sense Plus don't have fire wire ports that I know off. I know that all of these devices have USB ports though. So what external hard drive should I go for then that will give me fast spped, lots of memory, and not cost a lot?
Thanks, Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bigboy529 Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:52 PM To: MacVisionaries Subject: Re: looking for an external hard drive compatable for both mac and pc Hi I would rather go for a firewire drive as this would give you faster transfer rates, go for a firewire drive if your mac, pc and other devices have firewire ports. If not you also get hard drive enclosures which have both a firewire and usb port... Ashley Cox wrote: > Any usb drive should do. > > ash > > On 06/04/2011 18:52, Sarah May wrote: > > > > Hi List, > > > > I download a lot of books, movies, and music. I want to keep them > > all in one place besides my hard drive on the Mac or PC. I have > > been using compact flash cards and junk drives, known as memory > > sticks, but they don't provide enough space where I can fit > > everything all at once. I don't want to have to keep purchasing > > expensive compact flash cards or memory sticks. A family member of > > mine suggested that I should purchase an external hard drive. I > > told her "that was a great idea!" Now if I do this, which one > > should I purchase that will be compatable with both the Mac, PC, and > > my Braille Sense Plus? I spend three days a week at dialysis where > > I bring my Braille Sense Plus. I read books and watch movies and TV > > shows while dialyizing. Hopefully, once I am more comfortable with the Macbook, I'll bring that as well. > > I want an external hard drive that will be compatable with all these > > devices, have a lot of memory as well, but not cost me a fortune > > either. If anyone has any great advice on this matter, I would > > grately appreciate it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sarah > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
